General Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe (July 2, 1898 – August 11, 1975) was the United States Army general who commanded the 101st Airborne Division troops defending Bastogne, Belgium during ...

Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe was in tough spot exactly 80 years ago this month. The handful of American soldiers he commanded were ordered to hold a small but critical crossroads village in Belgium.

Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe was in a tough spot 80 years ago in December. The handful of American soldiers he commanded were ordered to hold a small but critical crossroads village in Belgium.

Anthony McAuliffe ... Perhaps half asleep, McAuliffe first believed the Germans were surrendering. When he learned they were seeking the opposite, he muttered, “Nuts!” Later, when McAuliffe ...

Anthony McAuliffe to his troops ... When the Germans demanded surrender of his forces, Gen. McAuliffe shot back with his famous rejoinder, “NUTS!” A soldier’s quip captured the spirit ...

BASTOGNE, July 17 — A 20-minute ovation greeted Maj Gen Anthony C. McAuliffe, hero of the Battle of the Bulge, when he returned to his hotel here yesterday following the dedication of the ...